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Subject: Freedom of Information Act Request: Removal of an email address from a website

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Dear International Trade Administration at the Department of Commerce,

I wish to get access under Freedom of Information laws to the database powering the Privacy Shield list at privacyshield.gov. In particular if this helps narrow down my request and make it more effective, I wish to have access to the database containing logs and other metadata, as my goal is to understand when and how the email address for the company "Facebook, Inc." was removed, which seems unusual and different from the situation for all the other companies I have looked at.

Sincerely,Paul-Olivier Dehaye

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

This message is to confirm your request submission to the FOIAonline application: View Request. Request information is as follows: (https://foiaonline.regulations.gov:443/foia/action/public/view/request?objectId=090004d28186d576) * Tracking Number: DOC-OS-2018-000987 * Requester Name: Paul-Olivier Dehaye * Date Submitted: 03/21/2018 * Request Status: Submitted * Description: Dear International Trade Administration at the Department of Commerce, I wish to get access under Freedom of Information laws to the database powering the Privacy Shield list at privacyshield.gov. In particular if this helps narrow down my request and make it more effective, I wish to have access to the database containing logs and other metadata, as my goal is to understand when and how the email address for the company "Facebook, Inc." was removed, which seems unusual and different from the situation for all the other companies I have looked at. Sincerely, Paul-Olivier Dehaye The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes. In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not. Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires. Sincerely, Paul-Olivier Dehaye

The FOIA request DOC-OS-2018-000987 has had its Tracking Number changed to DOC-ITA-2018-000987. This is normally due to the request being transferred to another agency (for example, EPA to Dept. of Commerce) or to a sub-agency to process it. Additional details for this request are as follows: * Old Tracking Number: DOC-OS-2018-000987 * New Tracking Number: DOC-ITA-2018-000987 * Requester Name: Paul-Olivier Dehaye * Date Submitted: 03/21/2018 * Long Description: Dear International Trade Administration at the Department of Commerce, I wish to get access under Freedom of Information laws to the database powering the Privacy Shield list at privacyshield.gov. In particular if this helps narrow down my request and make it more effective, I wish to have access to the database containing logs and other metadata, as my goal is to understand when and how the email address for the company "Facebook, Inc." was removed, which seems unusual and different from the situation for all the other companies I have looked at. Sincerely, Paul-Olivier Dehaye The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes. In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not. Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires. Sincerely, Paul-Olivier Dehaye

Your FOIA request to the Department of Commerce was received and assigned to ITA for processing.

In order for ITA to process your request, it would be helpful to amend the language of your request so that it is reasonably described under the FOIA. For example, your request could be amended to something akin to the following, with a date range for responsive records added as well:

"Records that document the removal of Facebook, Inc.'s email address from the Privacy Shield list at privacyshield.gov."

Please let me know your thoughts. Thank you and feel free to follow up with any questions.

Mr. Dehaye, Please review the attached correspondence from the International Trade Association regarding the above-referenced FOIA request. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me by telephone or email.